Long time ... update!!

I decided that today, I need to write an update for this BLOG because I still love all the posts I created and I would hate to lose it due to lack of connection! It has been nearly 10 years since my last post which I find quite unbelievable and so much has happened in this time! Where do I begin ... We are doing well but life has been challenging in many ways and we've had highs and lows like most people I would imagine have in life - health issues have dominated the challenges especially for my husband, Brad and he remains in a struggle to get through his days at times. He is a wonderful father to our children and an amazing husband to me - I am so thankful and grateful to God for him. Our children are growing up way too fast ... before our eyes, we watch them develop their character and personality every day! We are at the start of the new school year and it's going to be an interesting year for sure! My work is going well thankfully and I'm again, so grateful to God for His provision and for the way in which He sustains my work. Life is such an interesting thing - we all have freedom of choice as to how we want to react and respond to things that happen in life ... God is in control, we are not in control but we do have freedom to choose how we want to be impacted by things because we can choose our reactions and responses even when we don't have control!